Art Exhibitions

Artist Soraya Sikander delivers an inspiring art talk at Etihad Modern Art Gallery’s ‘Chroma’ exhibition in Abu Dhabi, exploring the power and impact of heritage in contemporary art

Chroma, now on view at Etihad Modern Art Gallery, brings together a distinguished group of contemporary artists from the Middle East and South Asia in a celebration of visual language, identity, and cross-cultural resonance. A central highlight is Circle of Life by Pakistani artist Soraya Sikander, a newly unveiled work that fuses her calligraphic landscapes with the celestial motifs of her Cosmos series. Executed in a fresco-inspired style, the painting explores the cyclical

Abu Dhabi: Etihad Gallery of Modern Art presents a new group exhibition 'Chroma' featuring new paintings by artist Soraya Sikander, on display from 17 July until 05 September 2025.

'The Conference of the Birds' experience its details, colours, precision, intricacy, meticulousness! A poignant cluster of birds, butterflies, motifs, dragonbirds, symbols, and illumination come together to give birth to this powerful, metaphorical, legendary tale of The Conference of the Birds.

'Cosmos' a new superhit art exhibition by Soraya Sikander that brings together a new collection of intricate, delicate, detailed paintings of birds, butterflies, flora and fauna, opens in Lahore, Pakistan.

Sundara Art & Cultural Exchange in collaboration with Diba Art Gallery bring a new exhibition to Abu Dhabi. A landmark exhibition, 'Futurities: Envisioning New Worlds - A unique exhibition blending art and science to explore sustainability, human extinction, and space exploration.'

In this roundtable top international female artists in the UAE discuss their personal, historical, and cultural identities